Chair



J. V. PALMER.

CHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26. 1920.

3 Patented Nov. 2, 1920.

2 SHEETSSHEET 1- John K270121239 J. V. PALMER.

CHAIR, APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26, 1920.

Patented Nov. 2, 1920.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

Elma/whoa John K12711111 UNITED STATES JOHN V. PALMER, F IITTSBURGH,PENNSYLVANIA.

CHAIR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2, 1920.

Application filed June 26, 1920. Serial No. 391,883.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN V. PALMER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inChairs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to chairs of the type disclosed in LettersPatent, No. 1,301,001, granted to me April 15, 1919, the object of thepresent improvements being to simplify the construction and reduce thecost of manufacture without any loss of efiiciency.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a dining room chair having myinvention applied theretoand showing it as it appears for use in theusual manner;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the highchair arranged for use;

Fin. 3 is a similar View, showing the highchair folded;

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section through the seat and seat frame of thedining chair and showing the highchair housed therein;

Fig. 5 is a View, partly in section and partly in elevation, showing theassemblage of the parts prior to the lowering of the chair seat;

Fig. 6 is a detail section showing means for retaining the side membersof the highchair in closed position.

The dining chair may be of any approved design embodying a back 1, legs2 and a seat frame 3. The seat 1 of the dining chair may be providedwith a cushion 5 and is utilized as the back of the highchair when thelatter is in use. The seat is provided at its rear edge with a bar orcleat 6 which is secured rigidly to the seat proper at a right anglethereto and is intended to fit within the seat frame in normal position,as shown in Fig. 4. To the free edge of this bar, cleat or rail 6 Isecure, by hinges 7, a foot plate 8 which is adapted to provide a restfor the feet of the child when the highchair is in use and when in usefit within a notch or recess 9 provided in the front rail of the seatframe 3. When the highchair is not in use the plate 8 is supported by arest 10 secured to the front rail of the seat frame 3 and projectingrearwardly therefrom, as clearly shown in Fig. 4, it being noted thatthe upper surface of this support is inclined downwardly from the baseof the recess to the bottom of the seat frame so that as the seat israised the front edge of the foot rest will be guided into the re cessand will be supported at all times. Upon the under side of the seat aparallel with the side edges of the same and near the side edges, Isecure cleats or strips 11 to which are secured, by hinges 12, the sidemembers 13 of the highchair. These side members 18 may be solid, asillustrated in the drawings, or may be of any other preferred design andthey are extended, at their free edges, to provide feet 14: which areadapted to rest upon the side bars of the seat frame when the highchairis in use, as shown in Fig. 4. On their inner faces, the side membersare provided with ribs or flanges 15 to support the seat member 16hinged at its rear edge to the under side of the seat 4 and adapted tofit between the side members and rest on the said flanges, as clearlyshown in Fig. 2.

The side members 18 are equipped along their upper edges withlongitudinally curved cleats 19 whereby sockets or chambers are providedto receive the side extensions or arms 20 of the tray 21, and springlatches 22 may be provided upon the side members at the front edgesthereof to engage the said side arms or extensions and thereby hold thetray in its proper operative position when the highchair is in use. Whenthe highchair is to be folded the tray is withdrawn from its engagementwith the side members and is placed flat upon the foot rest 8.

WVhen the device is arranged for use as a highchair the chair seat 4: isswung upwardly about its hinged connection 25 with the chair frame so asto rest against the back 1 of the chair. The side members are then swungout to stand at right angles to the chair seat 4 and the highchair seat16 is swung downwardly to the position shown in Fig. 2. When the chairseat 4 is swung upwardly to the position shown in Fig. 3, the plate orfoot rest 8 will be lifted at its rear end through its hinged connectionwith the rail 6, and will slide into engagement with the recess or notch9 so that it will be firmly sup ported and furnish a firm rest for thechilds feet. After the child is seated the tray 21 is brought intoposition by engaging its side arms or extensions 20 in the cleats 19 andpermitting the latch 22 to operate, as will be readily understood. Whenthe highchair is no longer to be used the tray is removed, the

seat 16 folded against the combined back and seat 4, after which theside members 13 are folded over across the seat. The tray is placed uponthe foot rest 8 and the folded.

device swung forwardly and downwardly to be supported by the rest 10 andhoused within the seat frame. The dining chair may then be used in theusual manner.

When the side members 13 are folded, as shown in Fig. 3, their lowerextensions 14 will ride over spring-pressed buttons 17 carried by therail 6 at the center thereof, said buttons engaging sockets 18 in theextensions 14, as shown in Fig. 6, and retaining the side members in thefolded position.

The side plates are provided with latches 26 which are adapted to engagekeeper lugs 27 on the seat frame 3 when the highchair is not in use soas to prevent lifting of the seat 4 when the chair is being moved.

-My device is exceedingly simple in the construction and arrangement ofits parts and may be very easily adjusted. When adjustedfor use as ahighchair it will be firmly supported and cannot collapse while a childis seated therein. Obviously, the foldable highchair may be applied todining chairs now in use as well as chairs which may be hereafter madeand it does not constitutean odd piece of furniture or interfere withthe ordinary use of the chair in any way.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a chair, the combination of a seat frame, a chair seat hinged atthe rear of the said seat frame, the front portion of the seat framebeing provided with a recess in its upper edge, a guiding supportleading up to said recess, a plate hingedly connected with the chairseat and having its free end adapted to engage said recess and bear uponsaid support, and a collapsible seat mounted upon the under side of saidchair seat.

2. In a chair, the combination of a seat frame, a chair seat hingedlysecured upon said seat frame, rails secured to the under side of saidchair seat near the side edges thereof, a supplemental seat hinged tothe under side of the chair seat between said rails to fold against thechair seat, side members hinged to said rails to swing across thesupplemental seat and provided with sup ports for said supplementalseat, said side members being provided with extensions to rest upon thesides of the seat frame when extended, and means on the rear of thechair seat to engage said extensions and retain the side members infolded position, said means when active being housed bythe extensionsand the chair seat. p

In testimon whereof I affix my signature. 1 J I-IN V. PALMER. [L. s]

